Actress Natasha Richardson’s life support machine has been switched off, according to veteran gossip columnist Liz Smith.
The 45-year-old Brit has been in critical condition at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York since Tuesday. She was flown there from Montreal, Canada after suffering a skiing accident on Monday.
Family members, including her husband Liam Neeson and mother Vanessa Redgrave, have maintained a vigil by her bedside, as various news reports surfaced, suggesting the actress was “brain dead,” and being kept alive by a machine.
No official statement has been released, but respected writer Smith, who has close ties to the movie and theater industries, is reporting Richardson’s death on her new blog Wowowow.com.
The 86 year old writes, “Word is in at 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY they have taken Natasha off of life support. This is not unexpected.
